Thomas “Tom” Messer was born on 8 November 1912 in Bell, Kentucky, the son of David “Dave” Margaret Ellen “Maggie” Warren. Messer and He was married to Sallie Kate Collins and father of Joe L. Messer and step-father of Jean Wilde.
Buried at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium, G, 14, 45.
- Rank: Private
- Date of birth: 8 November 1912
- Date of death: 2 March 1945
- County: Claiborne
- Hometown: Clairfield
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 83rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Armored Division
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium
- Location In Memorial: Pillar VIII, Top Panel
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